Didier Deschamps, the manager of the French national team, recently talked to the media about Kylian Mbappé not being there. In a tweet by football journalist Fabrizio Romano Deschamps said it’s important to look at the 23 players who are actually there and asked everyone to just leave Mbappé alone. This is happening while France gets ready to play Israel and they’ll have to see how the team does without their fast forward.
- Deschamps wants everyone to pay attention to the 23 players there now.
- Mbappé was playing padel with some old PSG teammates in Paris.
- France will see how they do against Israel without Mbappé.
Deschamps’ Focus on Team Depth
Deschamps is really set on using all the talent the French team has got and says it’s about everyone working together not just one player. He said this when people kept asking about Mbappé not being there as France gets ready to play Israel. The manager just wants to work with the players he’s got and make sure the team plays good.
🚨🇫🇷 Deschamps: “Why Mbappé out? I already said what I had to say. There are 23 players here and that’s it”.
“Kylian is not here, leave him alone”. https://t.co/f8qFSgRpuy
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
November 13, 2024
Mbappé’s Personal and Professional Balance
While people are wondering why Mbappé isn’t there he’s been doing other stuff. He was seen playing a friendly game of padel in Paris with his old PSG teammates Achraf Hakimi and Arnau Tenas. This shows he still hangs out with his old teammates even though he’s going to Real Madrid, and maybe he just wanted to focus on club stuff instead of national team right now.
Challenges and Opportunities for France
Mbappé not being there is just part of what’s going on with the French team right now. Besides him other players had to drop out too like Wesley Fofana who’s got some knee problems. All these players being gone means Deschamps has got to think about different ways to set up his team.
Even with all this going on players like N’Golo Kanté and Adrien Rabiot are back which means France is still really strong. Deschamps is really important in dealing with all this stuff making sure the team still plays good even without big players like Mbappé.
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